Marvel Rivals: New Feature to Boost Stability, Cut Memory Use

Marvel Rivals’ upcoming Season 2 will introduce an experimental feature designed to enhance stability and reduce memory consumption. Learn how this update works and what else is coming in the next season.

Marvel Rivals Upcoming Features and Events

Switch Shader Compilation Mode

NetEase is rolling out a new experimental feature to boost Marvel Rivals’ stability and lower memory usage. On April 30, Marvel Rivals announced the upcoming release of Switch Shader Compilation Mode, aimed at delivering a smoother experience—particularly for players with lower RAM configurations or FPS issues.

Alongside the announcement, Marvel Rivals published a blog post outlining what to expect from this feature. The developers acknowledged player concerns about performance stutters and crashes caused by excessive memory use during gameplay.

The blog states, “To tackle memory overload, we’re introducing an experimental feature in Season 2: Switch Shader Compilation Mode. With the Season 2 update, players can enable this option via the PC launcher.” This feature is recommended for systems with 16GB of RAM or less.

Once activated, the game will improve in the following ways:

● Shader compilation will occur only upon first launching the game after a new version or graphics driver update.
● Memory usage will drop significantly, reducing severe FPS drops, frozen visuals, and crashes caused by memory shortages.

However, developers have noted a few known issues when using this mode. For example, certain materials may render abnormally for a few frames at the start of each match, but will normalize shortly after. Some minor stutters may also occur but typically resolve themselves for the rest of the match.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Twitch Drops

Marvel Rivals is launching a new Twitch Drops campaign for Season 2, running from April 11 at 12:00 UTC to April 30 at 23:59 UTC. To claim rewards, players must link their Marvel Rivals account to their Twitch account and watch any official Marvel Rivals streams with Drops enabled.

Rewards are based on cumulative watch time and include the following:

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Going Live Soon

Marvel Rivals’ latest Dev Vision gave fans a sneak peek at the upcoming Season 2 Hellfire Gala and revealed plans to shorten seasons while adding one new hero per month.

In just a few hours, Marvel Rivals will begin maintenance in preparation for Season 2. The update starts on April 11 at 9:00 UTC and is expected to last 2 to 3 hours.

This patch introduces Emma Frost as a new playable character, alongside her X-Revolution and Blue Sapphire skins. A brand-new Domination map—Hellfire Gala: Krakoa—will also launch, along with a new battle pass featuring 10 unique heroic costumes.

Marvel Rivals is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. To stay updated on the latest Marvel Rivals news, check out our article below!